Kavita Devgan is a Delhi-based nutritionist, health journalist, and author with over 30 years of experience in food, nutrition, and preventive health and the author of 6 bestsellers. She is one of India's most widely read voices on practical, evidence-based nutrition, a columnist whose work has appeared in India Today, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Mint, and DNA, and a speaker trusted by audiences who want health advice grounded in science rather than trend. Kavita's approach to nutrition is built on the belief that sustainable health is not about deprivation but about habit, a philosophy she articulates most clearly in her book Don't Diet! 50 Habits of Thin People, published by Jaico. The book takes aim at diet culture and offers a framework of small, durable changes that actually work, and has been widely adopted as a counter-narrative to fad diets and quick-fix solutions. Her second major title, Ultimate Grandmother Hacks, published by Rupa Publications, has earned a rare distinction: it is the only Indian health book to have been translated into Korean and become a bestseller in South Korea. The book mines the nutritional wisdom embedded in traditional Indian household practices and presents it through a contemporary health lens. Its cross-cultural success speaks to the universality of the knowledge it documents. Beyond books and columns, Kavita is a practising nutritionist who works with individual clients and corporate audiences on food behaviour, weight management, and preventive nutrition. Her 20-year practice gives her clinical grounding that distinguishes her from wellness influencers: her advice is shaped by what she has actually seen work across a wide range of clients and contexts. She is a compelling speaker on nutrition, food culture, the science of habit change, and the power of traditional food knowledge.

Columnist: India Today, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Mint, DNA

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